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The Pigeon Dance June 17, 2013
Doesn’t it look like the pigeons on this book cover are doing a line dance? There should be a line dance called The Pigeon. Here’s how the lyrics to the Pigeon Dance song would go: Every. Body. Do. The. Pigeon.…
8 surprises from throwing a paper airplane off a train platform May 31, 2011
What discoveries happen when you throw a paper airplane from an elevated CTA train platform? I had so many fun surprises that they couldn’t fit into one story! The one story ended up making little baby stories. Eight of ’em!…
What do you do when you explode a bag of chips in public? March 5, 2009
(Above photo: The chips after they were picked up off the ground) Let’s say you are sitting in one of the world’s greatest public spaces on one of the area’s first warm days of the year. Everyone is sitting outside…
What if animals could use guns October 27, 2008
I’m so glad that animals can’t use guns. A friend caught a poisonous scorpion in his garage. Just imagine if the scorpion could shoot out poison. It could just sit there and choose its targets to shoot. Are there animals…
Poem to Chicago’s Pigeon Man, Joseph Zeman December 19, 2007
(photo courtesy Chicago Tribune) Oh Pigeon Man of Lincoln Square, With fire hydrant as your chair, You fed the pigeons with such care. You even let them sit in your hair! In 2007 a Chevrolet Geo van Struck Mr. Joseph…
Chinese scientists learn to control pigeons March 20, 2007
Great. This is just great. Now we have remote-controlled live pigeons with implanted micro electrodes in their brains–by the Chinese! These pigeons are able to be controlled by the whims of crazy Chinese scientists. No word on if these are…
Over 500 of my favorite things October 27, 2006
Sites like friendster, myspace and livejournal have you list interests. But there’s never enough room for everything. Here’s my growing master list of things I like. After making this list, I realized that this is a helpful list that I…
Sticky Note Comics: Sneezing on a Pigeon July 7, 2006
Pigeons–maybe they aren’t all that bad August 11, 2004
After many, many, many, many, many posts on anti-pigeons, maybe they aren’t all that bad. They are tough survivers and add a non-human element to urban areas. They do have nice different colors. And they do walk in a funky…
bird poop tuesdays August 27, 2002
Today, I was innocently standing at the train station when a stealth pigeon pooped all over my shoulder and arm. Last tuesday, I got bird poop on my back at McDonalds. It seems that Tuesdays are now my bird poop…
geese or pigeons May 28, 2002
Goose poop is bigger.Pigeon poop is nastier. Geese are mean jerks. Pigeons are brainless idiots.Geese flock in burbs.Pigeons flock in cities. Geese are least kinda pretty. Pigeons are rats with wings.It’s fun to watch geese, because they make silly sounds.It’s…
Tribune over Sun-Times March 11, 2002
Another reason why the Tribune Company is superior over the Sun-Times. (both are competing newspapers in Chicago). This afternoon I got some Subway for lunch and walked over by the Sun-Times building to eat, because it was close by. Upon…
Pigeons October 17, 2001
I really don’t like pigeons. They are like rats with wings. Please DO NOT ever feed pigeons. They are disgusting animals that poop everywhere. I wish the city would get rid of all pigeons. Today at lunch they were flying…